Pfaffenborn Mine, Herrmannsberg, Horschbach, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Pfaffenborn Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
Herrmannsberg | Hill |
Horschbach | Municipality |
Kusel-Altenglan | Collective Municipality |
Kusel | District |
Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
14823
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14823:3
GUID (UUID V4):
dffc06b7-2cce-465c-bf96-2079ef8d22b0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Pfaffenborn, Herrmannsberg, Horschbach, Kusel-Altenglan, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
A small former mercury mine which was active in the 18th century. Grimm et al. (1990) considered the length of the collapsed adit to be at least 100m.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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